Coursera, Inc. (COUR) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $5.85: Quality below floor (3.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 1.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 10%; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.
Coursera, Inc. operates an online learning platform that provides education and skills training in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Consumer and Enterprise segments. The company offers guided projects,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $5.85: Quality below floor (3.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 1.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 10%; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-02Recent Developments — Coursera, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Coursera Board Approves $500M Stock Buyback Program — benzinga May 18, 2026 positive
- NEWS BMO Capital Maintains Outperform on Coursera, Lowers Price Target to $7 — benzinga Apr 27, 2026 positive
- NEWS JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Coursera, Lowers Price Target to $8 — benzinga Apr 24, 2026 positive
- NEWS 12 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Moving In Friday's Intraday Session — benzinga Apr 24, 2026 neutral
- NEWS 12 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Moving In Friday's Pre-Market Session — benzinga Apr 24, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-06-02T05:11:44Z.
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2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Unprofitable operations — net margin -8.2%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $5.85: Quality below floor (3.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 1.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 10%; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Prior stop was $5.39. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $6.96 (+20.0% upside). Prior stop was $5.39. Stop-loss: $5.39.
Quality below floor (3.9 < 4.0).
Coursera, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 10.2). TrendMatrix value score: 9.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
18 analysts cover COUR with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $8.
What does Coursera, Inc. do?Coursera, Inc. operates an online learning platform that provides education and skills training in the United States,...
Coursera, Inc. operates an online learning platform that provides education and skills training in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Consumer and Enterprise segments. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations; online bachelor's and master's degrees; postgraduate diplomas; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack programs in the domains of business, computer science, technology, and data science through Coursera.org for Individuals, Coursera Plus, Coursera for Enterprise, Coursera for Business, Coursera for Campus, and Coursera for Government. It offers its products to individuals, businesses, institutions, employers, colleges and universities, organizations, and governments. The company was formerly known as Dkandu, Inc. and changed its name to Coursera, Inc. in April 2012. Coursera, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.